Volunteer Site:4-H Super Summer Coordinator / Intern
Volunteer Position Title: Summer Intern
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: Supervise and coordinate activities for youth ages 5-12 and junior leaders, Plan and Implement activities for youth during unscheduled times, Prepare and mail reminder letters for upcomming workshops, Prepare and mail thank you letters to guest speakers, Handle registration and arrangements for workshops, Purchase organize and gather supplies and equipment needed for classes.
Needed: Enthusiasm and warmth, ability to work with a wide variety of people and childeren, experience working with youth, ability to plan and organise time and workshops, ability to work a typewriter, computer, copier, fax, a valid NC Driver's License. Need to be a high school graduate and have completed at least two semesters of college. Majors in Education, Child Development, Recreation, or related disciplines preferred.
Contact Amanda Bridges
at 704-922-2126
Volunteer Site: American Cancer
Society
Volunteer Position Title: Summer Intern
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: Each intern will be assigned to a Division of the American Cancer Society to work with community-based cancer control programs and/or fundraising projects. The program is open to full-time undergraduate students for a maximum of three summers. As a minimum requirement, applicants must be completing their freshman year of college. The internship is eight weeks long and begins in May/June. A $2,500 stipend is awarded for the first year, with increases in ensuing years. Important selection criteria include scholastic ability as well as community involvement. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the not-for-profit sector and provide strong faculty recommendations. Applications must be received on or before March 1 and include:
Direct all required materials to:
American Cancer Society
Human Resources Department
c/o Summer Intern Administrator
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4251
Volunteer Site: AmeriCorps-Vista/NCCC/USA
Phone Number: 1-800-94-ACORPS Applications are available in the CSLEP Office, 3115 Talley Student Center.
Web Site or E-mail Address: http://www.americorps.org/
Volunteer Position Title: Depends on program.
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: AmeriCorps, part of the Corporation for National Service, is the President's initiative to achieve direct results in addressing the nation's critical education, human, public safety and environmental needs at the community level. All across the country, AmeriCorps members are tackling tough problems such as illiteracy, hunger, and homelessness. These men and women, age 17 and older, dedicate a year to serve their communities - tutoring children, building homes, helping fight wildfires, and restoring national parks. In return, they get lots of benefits: A $4,725 education award for college, graduate school or vocational school, or to pay off student loans; a modest living allowance and health insurance; invaluable skills for the future - leadership, teamwork and much more.
What are the time requirements and or special skills needed for this position: Varies.
Internship: AmeriCorps Promise Fellows
Web Site: http://www.americorps.org/promise/
Description of Internship: Building on AmeriCorps' success, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows are a leadership cadre of committed, talented individuals who dedicate a year of their lives to building a better future for children and youth. As part of this special partnership between AmeriCorps and America's Promise - the Alliance for Youth, nearly 500 AmeriCorps Promise Fellows are spearheading community efforts to provide young people with the Five Promises identified at the Presidents' Summit for America's Future:
In exchange for their year of service, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows develop skills that build a strong, leadership-packed resume, earn a living allowance of $13,000, and receive an education award of $4,725 that can be used to finance higher education or help pay off qualified student loans.
To apply: Visit our website for more information or call 1-800-942-2677.
Award: Citizen Cool - Ben & Jerry's
Web Site: http://www.benjerry.com/citizencool/
Award Description: We're making a movie! Well...it's really more like a way-less-than feature-length video, but it'll still be cool anyway...We've launched a nationwide search for folks with community-star potential, whose make-a-difference deeds deserve top-billing in Citizen Cool. It's our first-ever film production, which means we need all the help we can get, and that's where you come in! You know who the coolest citizens are; they're real folks practicing everyday acts of ordinary kindness in ways extraordinarily heartening & inspiring. Join the search for Citizen Cool. Nominate all the cool citizens you know (& if that includes you, you can nominate yourself, too). Nominees can win:
A starring role in Ben & Jerry's national video
production, Citizen Cool (3 grand prize winners)
A trip for 2 to Vermont to attend the Citizen Cool premiere (12 finalists)
A soon-to-be-coveted "Golden Cone" Statuette (48 semi-finalists)
A Free Pint Coupon and a Citizen Cool Certificate (top 10,000 scoring entries)
Volunteer Site: Council on International Educational Exchange
Phone Number: (212) 822-2600
Web Site or E-mail Address: http://www.councilexchanges.org/
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: Through Council Exchanges' international opportunities you can work, study, teach or volunteer abroad. No matter where you go, our cultural exchange programs can provide the overseas adventure of a lifetime. Council Exchanges are experts. For 53 years Council Exchanges has been a world-leader in language learning and cultural exchange services. Thousands of satisfied students and parents have chosen Council Exchanges' range of services. In 2000 alone, Council Exchanges helped more than 50,000 high school and university students to grow personally and develop their potential on exchange programs. Council Exchanges staff are highly trained, and are devoted to helping people to acquire knowledge and develop global skills for living in a culturally diverse world.
What are the time requirements and or special skills needed for this position: Varies.
Volunteer Site: Crabtree Creek Monitoring Program
Phone Number: Dean Naujoks at (919) 856-1180
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: Students
will be expected to collect water samples and various data once a week from an upstream
location on Crabtree Creek and downstream where at Anderson Point where Crabtree Creek
converges with the Neuse River. This program requires approximately three hours per
week. Only 2-4 students will be needed.
The objective of the program is to develop useful information to
improve non-point pollution strategies and controls for nutrients and sediments in the
Neuse River Basin.
What are the time requirements and or special skills needed for this position: Varies.
Volunteer Site: Carolina Cross Connection
Web Site: http://www.cross-connection.org/
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: Carolina Cross Connection is an inter-denominational ministry that operates its summer outreach from several western North Carolina locations, and is able to reach out to families in 23 different counties. Youth and adults from throughout the eastern United States gather at one of our summer camp locations, are formed into work teams, and sent to perform all sorts of household chores such as painting, yard work, general house cleaning, and even light construction.
Award: The Daily Points of Light Award
Web Site or E-mail Address: http://www.pointsoflight.org/dpol/ProgramInfo.htm
Description of Award: The Daily Points of Light Awards are
designed to honor those who have
made a commitment to connect Americans through service to help meet critical needs in
their communities, especially focused on the goals for children and youth set by the
Presidents' Summit for America's Future. Any individual, organization, group, family,
business or labor union actively engaged in voluntary service - service may be directed
either at domestic or international problem-solving - may apply.
Criteria: The following criteria are utilized in reviewing and judging nominations:
To apply: http://www.pointsoflight.org/dpol/NominationForm.htm
Volunteer Site: Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc.
Phone Number: 1-800-473-7916
Web Site or E-mail Address: http://www.eckerd.org/
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: The mission of our organization is to develop and share programs that promote the well being of children and families and serve at-risk youth. These programs are based on a belief in God and the uniqueness and inherent worth of each individual. Wilderness Camp, 18 in seven states, FL, GA, NC, VT, TN, RI, and NH. Each camp serves approximately 50 youth between the ages of 10 and 17. Campers live in groups of 10 to 12 with their Counselor/Teacher during the rehabilitation period which lasts approximately 12 months.
What are the time requirements and or special skills needed for this position: Usually 1 year.
Volunteer Site: The Everett Public Service Internship Program
Web Site or E-mail Address: www.everettinternships.org
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: The Everett
Program serves two important goals. First, it encourages students' future
involvement in public life by allowing them to participate in the challenges and rewards
of public interest work. Second, it provides the public interest community, which
too often functions on limited resources, with much needed help from the dedication,
energy and idealism interns bring to their work. Everett Interns work on substantive
projects, develop professional skills, and gain knowledge about the enormous societal
impact
of public service.
What are the time requirements and/or special skills required for this position? ALL applicants must have at least completed two semesters of college education and should be current undergraduate or graduate students. See website for details.
Volunteer Site: The Fresh Air Fund
Phone: 1-800-367-0003, ext. 8979
Web Site or E-mail Address: www.freshair.org freshair@freshair.org
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: Looking for qualified summer staff for five camps in NY. Camps offer many children their first experiences living in the country and enjoying nature. Staff ensures that the campers' time at camp is safe, fun and full of learning opportunities. Gain valuable experience working with urban youngsters and counslers from the United States and abroad. Postions available for general counselors, program specialists (sports, photography, art, outdoor living skills, drama, etc.), waterfront staff, farmers, nutritionists and ropes course instructors.
Volunteer Site: Institute of Government
Phone Number: 919-966-4347
Web Site or E-mail Address: http://www.iog.unc.edu/programs/interns/index.html
Volunteer Position Title: Summer Intern Program 2002. Projects for all majors. The Summer Intern Program makes a special effort to match each agency's needs with an intern's interests and abilities. The projects emphasize substantive rather than clerical work. Internships are full-time (forty hours per week) and last ten weeks, enough time for an intern to make a significant contribution on the job. This is a paid internship. $270.00 per week paid biweekly. Contact Summer Intern Program at the Institute of Government, CB #3330 Kanpp Building, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330 for an application and more information.
Important Dates:
February 8, 2002 Application Deadline; (postmarked)
March 8 and 9, 2002 Finalists interview (Chapel Hill)
April 21, 2002 Orientation for new interns (Chapel Hill)
April 22, 2002 Interns interview at agency sites in Raleigh/ Chapel Hill/ RTP
May 22, 2002 Move-in day (Wednesday) at Peace College
May 23-24, 2002 May Orientation and Rope Course
May 28, 2002 Internships begin
August 2, 2002 Internships end
Volunteer Site: Green Corps
Phone Number: 617-426-8506
Web Site or E-mail Address: http://www.greencorps.org
jobs@greencorps.org
Training: The Introductory Classroom Training, held in
Boston, MA, exposes you to the environmental movement
and teaches you to mobilize grassroots support, train
community leaders, and work with the media. You will
learn about issues you care about including global
warming, corporate accountability, toxic threats, and
sustainable development. You will learn from
environmental leaders who have real-life experience
fighting to protect our environment like Bob Bingaman,
National Field Director of Sierra Club, and Dolores
Huerta, Co-Founder of United Farm Workers. Four
subsequent week-long classroom training sessions held
throughout the year teach you additional skills and
hone your ability to plan and implement effective
campaigns.
Locations & Dates: We place Field Organizers in cities
across the nation, which may include Washington, D.C.,
and cities in California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Georgia, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Washington and Wisconsin. The program begins in August
2003, with the Introductory Classroom Training in
Boston, and concludes with graduation in August 2004.
Responsibilities: As a Green Corps Field Organizer,
you'll plan and implement a series of environmental
campaigns conducted on behalf of groups like
Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club and World
Wildlife Fund. Your responsibilities will include
recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers,
interns, and staff; working with the media;
fundraising; and mobilizing grassroots support.
Qualifications: We will invite 35 people to
participate in the 2003-2004 Environmental Leadership
Training Program. We are looking for people who are
serious about saving the planet, have experience
working with environmental or social change issues,
and have demonstrated leadership experience.
Salary & Benefits: Salary of $19,000, health care
coverage, paid sick days and holidays, two weeks paid
vacation, and a student loan repayment program.
To Apply: We encourage you to apply on-line at our
website, www.greencorps.org. Deadlines vary by
location beginning in January 2003 and concluding
March 1, 2003. For a complete description of our
application process and campus recruitment dates,
please see our website, or contact Jenna Perry at
617.426.8506 or at jobs@greencorps.org
Volunteer Site: The Heritage Foundation
Web Site or E-mail Address: http://www.heritage.org/internships
Responsibilities: Since its inception in 1979, the Heritage Internship
Program has grown to become one of the top political internship programs in the nation.
Today we offer competitive internships during the fall and spring semesters
(approx. 25 students each semester) and a nine to ten-week summer program (approx. 50
students). These programs are designed to introduce bright and innovative college
students to the policy-making process, involve them in important questions and issues of
the day, and encourage them to become active and effective participants in public affairs.
Our alumni can be found working in influential policy-making, legal, media and
academic positions. No wonder the theme of our program is "Learn Today, Lead
Tomorrow."
The Heritage Internship Program is a unique learning experience. Our interns work
directly with our research analysts and policy-makers in each of our departments, ranging
from domestic and foreign policy to government relations and our Center for Data Analysis.
Depending on the Heritage department in which they work, most interns conduct
extensive research and some writing (a few departments are more administrative). In
addition, our interns attend weekly seminars with top Heritage Fellows and other outside
policy thinkers, as well as attend Heritage lectures, seminars, and debates. We also
make sure that our interns are included in non-Heritage events and activities.
A non-partisan tax-exempt institution, The Heritage Foundation is one of the largest and
most influential research and educational foundations in the United States, providing
national, state, and local decision-makers with information that is concise, timely, and
relevant to the current policy debate. It was founded in 1973 "to formulate and
promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited
government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national
defense."
Stipend
Fall interns are paid a $10 per day stipend and may work part-time or full-time.
Part-time interns are expected to work at least 3 days per week.
Housing
Housing is available on a first-come, first-serve, basis in our newly renovated next-door
building. Rooms are fully furnished and include a small kitchenette. The cost
is $600 per month per person; rooms are shared with 1 or 2 other interns. Food is
not included. More details will be sent to accepted applicants.
Qualifications: Applicants must be college juniors or older.
Recent college graduates and masters-level students are encouraged to apply, as
well as international students who are authorized by the INS to be employed in the United
States.
To Apply: Click
here
Because we accept fall applications on a rolling admissions basis, there is no deadline
for fall internships. However, in order to insure a timely review of your
application materials, we recommend that you meet all application requirements by July 15.
Volunteer Site: The International Partnership for Service Learning
Phone Number:(212) 986-0989
Web Site or E-mail Address: http://www.ipsl.org/ pslny@aol.com
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: The service-learning programs of the International Partnership unite academic study and volunteer service, so that the service makes the study immediate and relevant, and the study relates to and supports the service. By combining formal study with service to the local community in an intercultural/international setting, students find their learning takes on greater depth and meaning. Working among community people brings classroom lessons to life, while the formal study broadens the students' understanding of their surroundings and gives perspective to daily impressions.
Opportunity: Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Web Site: www.jesuitvolunteers.org
Description: Since 1956 more than 7,000 members of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps have committed themselves to working with the poor. They have put off graduate school and turned down job offers in order to offer alternatives to people who have few options. Hundreds of grassroots organizations across the country and the world count on Jesuit Volunteers to provide essential services to low-income people and those who live on the margins of our society. Jesuit Volunteers serve the homeless, the unemployed, refugees, people with AIDS, the elderly, street youth, abused women and children, the mentally ill and the developmentally disabled. JVC has become the largest Catholic lay volunteer program in the country. Some job placements require specific credentials or licenses, but most JVC jobs can be done by people who have a general educational background and a willingness to learn new skills. JVC is more than just a job. Social justice, simple life-style, community and spirituality: these values provide the cornerstone for living out a commitment to faith and justice.
Opportunity: Kidney Kamp
Description: Kidney Kamp 2002 for kids- The camp is being held at Camp Bonclarken in Flat Rock, NC from June 16 -22, 2002. This camp is especially designed to accommodate kids with kidney disease. We are in need of volunteers ages 19 years old or older who would like to participate this summer as Cabin Counselors. As a volunteer, all meals, lodging and camp activities are provided. To contact call Kimberly T. Delaney at (800) 356-5362 or email her at kdelanely@nkfnc.org.
Opportunity: Peace Corps
Web Site: www.peacecorps.gov
Description: Currently, more than 7,300 Peace Corps
volunteers are serving in 75 countries, working
to bring clean water to communities, teach children, help start new small businesses, and
stop the spread of AIDS. The men and women who serve as Peace Corps volunteers
reflect the rich diversity of the United States, but they share a common spirit of
service, dedication, and idealism. They serve in their host countries for two years. They
are afforded no special privileges and often live in remote communities.
Volunteers receive intensive language and cross-cultural training in order to become part
of the communities where they live. They speak the local language and adapt to the
cultures
and customs of the people with whom they work. Volunteers work with teachers and
parents to improve the quality of, and access to, education for children. They work with
communities to protect the local environment and to create economic opportunities. They
work on basic projects to keep families healthy and to help them grow more food. Their
larger purpose, however, is to work with people in developing countries to help them take
charge of their own futures.
As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you are not paid a salary. Instead, you will receive a stipend to cover your basic necessities - food, housing expenses, and local transportation. While the amount of the stipend varies from country to country, you will receive an amount that allows you to live at the same level as the people you serve in your community.
The Peace Corps Master's International program allows students to earn credit towards a graduate degree while serving overseas in the Peace Corps. For more information: www.peacecorps.gov/volunteer/masters/
The Fellows/USA Program offers returned Peace Corps
Volunteers (RPCVs) the opportunity to integrate their Peace Corps experience with academic
degree programs and, at the same time,
make a difference in communities here at home. Through the Fellows/USA Program, RPCVs are
eligible to receive scholarships or reduced tuition in advanced degree programs at
colleges and universities that participate in the program. In return for these education
benefits, Fellows commit to
work for two years in an under-served community as they pursue their academic degree.
For more information: www.peacecorps.gov/fellows/
To apply: www.peacecorps.gov/volunteer/
A Peace Corps Recruiter will be at UNC-W 9/25-26/01. A Recruiter will be at
Duke 9/26/01. You may also contact NC State's Peace Corps representative for more
information:
Jim Hamilton jvhamilt@unity.ncsu.edu
Office of International Programs
222 Daniels Hall, Box 7112
Raleigh, NC 27695
(919) 515-5340
Award: President's Student Service Awards
Web Site: http://www.student-service-awards.org/
Description of Award: This award is designed to honor millions of students volunteering every day-improving communities and making America stronger. Launched in 1998, the President's Student Service Awards is an opportunity for schools, colleges, and community organizations to reward and recognize young people for their outstanding community service and encourage more young people to serve. The President's Student Service Award is made up of 3 components: Lapel pin specially designed by the White House, Certificate signed by the President, and a letter signed by the President.
Criteria: All full-time students from kindergarten through college who contribute at least 100 hours (50 hours for younger students) of service to the community are eligible for the Gold Award. Students may be certified by their school, college or a community organization.
To apply: Visit our website or contact us at:
President's Student Service Awards
P.O. Box 189 Wilmington, DE 1899-0189
Toll-free: 866-550-PSSA
E-Mail: pssa.info@verizon.net
Volunteer Site: Student Action with Farmworkers
Contact Person: Libby Manly
Phone Number: 660-3652
Web Site or E-mail Address: Alison Blaine - acb4@duke.edu http://www-cds.aas.duke.edu/saf/
Volunteer Position Title: Into the Fields Intern
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: Into the Fields is a ten-week experiential learning internship and leadership development program. Through the Into the Fields Program, college students from a variety of backgrounds work with farmworkers to promote greater respect and justice for the people who supply food for our tables. Into the Fields Interns provide much needed skills, energy and time to organizations serving farmworkers. Interns are placed in a variety of different organizations ranging from health clinics to migrant education programs to policy research organizations.
What are the time requirements and or special skills needed for this position: The internship requires 35 - 40 hrs/wk. for 10 weeks from the beginning of June until August. Spanish is very helpful, but not required for all placements.
Volunteer Site: Student Conservation Association
Phone Number: 603-543-1700
Web Site or E-mail Address: Ainternships@sca-inc.org www.sca-inc.org
Volunteer Position Title: SCA Intern
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: Could be involved in Environmental education/ outreach to public schools, Youth Leadership Programs, Community and Neighborhood Environmental Service Projects, Backcountry Conservation Projects, Trail Reconstruction/ Maintenance, or State Park and Forest Restoration Projects.
What are the time requirements and or special skills needed for this position: For this 10-month residential conservation service experience candidates must be committed to national service, working with children, and must have a sense of adventure.
Volunteer Site: Volunteers for Educational and Social Services
Phone Number: 800-771-5677
Web Site or E-mail Address: http://www.vess.org/ info@vess.org
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: Bachelor's degree and at least 21 years old. Volunteers serve for one year in various areas: teaching, providing social services, refugee and immigration services, parish and youth ministry services, and nursing and health care.
Volunteer Site: Westmoreland Volunteer Corps
Web Site or E-mail Address: http://www.westucc.org/ churchinfo@westucc.org
Description of duties and/or responsibilities: Westmoreland volunteers have the opportunity to: work at a DC area service or advocacy agency for 1 year; give aid to the homeless, the elderly, battered women, runaway youth, disabled persons; receive bilingual placements; become an advocate to promote justice and peace, and to end hunger, racism, poverty; to live in a Christian community with others committed to service.
What are the time requirements and or special skills needed for this position: You must be 21 years or older and have a college degree or related work experience. You must be willing to live simply on a limited income and cooperatively in a community. Housing, health insurance, transportation expense, monthly food allowance, and a small personal expense stipend are provided. See website above for details.
Internship: YES Ambassador Program
Web Site: http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/programs_yes.html
Description of Internship: The Youth Engaged In Service (YES) Ambassador program places community-minded young people between the ages of 18-25 with statewide "Partner" organizations for one year to provide technical assistance, training, advocacy and program development around youth service, service-learning and youth leadership. Through this unique program, the Points of Light Foundation seeks to enhance the national and community service field by developing young leaders. The Foundation provides a salary with benefits, a travel and professional development budget, and extensive national training for each YES Ambassador. The YES Ambassador develops an action plan that indicates how they will work at the local, state and national level to build the capacity of organizations to create service and leadership opportunities for youth, and mobilize more young people to become community problem solvers.
The Foundation provides an annual base salary of $22,000 with benefits (life, dental and health insurance), a travel stipend and extensive training for each YES Ambassador.
To apply: Contact Lisa Simpson, YES Ambassador Program Director, at 202-729-8251 or Renee Kurth, YES Ambassador Program Associate at 202-729-8208.
Fellowship: Z. Smith Reynolds Fellowship
Contact Information: Sarah Moore sarah@zsr.org
Web Site: www.zsr.org
Description of Fellowship: The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation,
based in Winston-Salem, offers a fellowship for up to two years to a North Carolinian who
demonstrates an interest in philanthropy, public policy, the nonprofit sector and/or
community service. The fellowship begins July 1, 2002. Applications must be
postmarked by January 30.
The fellow acts as a junior program officer and works with the
professional staff members of the Foundation in evaluating grant proposals, making site
visits, and working on various other projects. The fellowship is a two-year position,
unless a shorter time is agreed upon. While there are some specific duties that the fellow
is expected to perform, the fellow can also work on projects of personal interest. Those
eligible are residents or natives of North Carolina and/or recent graduates of an
institution of higher education in the state. Preference will be given to applicants in
early stages of their career. "The fellow performs specific duties on established
Foundation projects, but we also allow flexibility to work on projects of personal
interest," said Tom Ross, Executive Director of the Foundation. "Fellows in
years past have done very significant work with long-lasting benefits to the Foundation
and the people of North Carolina."
To apply: pick up an application from us, the Center for Student Leadership Ethics and Public Service, or download it at www.zsr.edu.
Fellowship: Z.Smith Reynolds Internship
Contact Information: Sarah Moore sarah@zsr.org
Web Site: www.zsr.org
Description of Fellowship: The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, based in Winston-Salem, has an internship available for the summer for a student who wants experience in the non-profit sector. North Carolina residents or students attending North Carolina colleges who demonstrate an interest in philanthropy, public policy, the non-profit sector and/or community service are eligible to apply. Internships are for six consecutive weeks of the summer, but there is no specific starting date. "The non-profit sector has been the fastest growing segment of our economy for the last several years. This is a unique opportunity for students to receive exposure to this growing sector and the wide range of non-profit organizations and projects in North Carolina," said Tom Ross, Executive Director of the Foundation. "We also allow flexibility to accommodate individual initiative and interests."
To apply: pick up an application from us, the Center for Student Leadership Ethics and Public Service, or download it at www.zsr.edu.
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